Friday, July 15, 2011

Liability Business Insurance Management

Liability business is big business for insurance companies.
It is the one insurance policy that every business owner simply can't be without. Every insurance company offers liability insurance coverage for small business simply because liability business is a big requirement today.
Any small business trying to run a business without this business liability insurance policy to cover mishaps, accidents or fraud stands a high risk of losing their business and all their hard-earned assets if they get into trouble. The trouble doesn't even have to be of their own making as they could too easily become the target of fraudsters. Without having any liability insurance coverage they would have to fight the legal battle on their own.
Liability business insurance consists of clauses in the terms and conditions (T&C) of the policy which will clearly state what you are or are not covered for. When a small business takes out this type of insurance policy, it is imperative that you read and familiarise yourself with all of these T&C within the mandatory cooling-off period.
Once this cooling-off period has expired and you have paid your premium, then it becomes a legally binding contract between you and your insurance company provider. With this contract, you will have certain responsibilities that you must adhere to or you will cause the insurance contract to become "null and void".
This simply means that your liability business insurance will become non-existent. If you are paying your insurance in monthly installments and you fall behind in your payments will also cause your liability insurance policy to be doubtful as you will have broken your contractual obligations in the contract.
Many small business owners today try to cut costs by not carrying any liability business insurance.
This is a big mistake because when something goes wrong, through no fault of your own, and a member of the public gets hurt through doing business with your business and decides to sue you for the damages, then you will be responsible for all the legal costs that will be involved and if the court finds your business to be responsible and orders you to pay reparation, then you will also have all the legal bills involved in the court action to pay for. Can you really afford to take this gamble?
With a liability business insurance policy to cover you for these types of unpleasant proceedings then you will have someone on your side to fight the legal battle on your behalf.


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5 comments:

  1. I don't think that it is a good idea to cut the cost of insurance. Business insurance is a must nowadays.

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  2. Definitely a bit mistake to try to cut the cost of insurance. Insurance give business stability and make workers more responsible.

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  3. Usually my layer and financial advisor are dealing with this matter, I have full trust in them and their cooperation for the best of the company.

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  4. I think the best is to hire attorney, liability matter is very serious and must not be estimated by any business.

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  5. I don't really think that any business owner risk nowadays, especially about liability insurance.

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